🌱 Mayor's 2023 Budget Changes + Respiratory Illness Spreading In Kids

Hello, everybody! It's me, Shannon Denney, your host of the Daily. Here's what you need to know about what's happening in town. In today's issue, you'll find news about:

• NOPD is expecting a big budget cut in 2023
• Respiratory illnesses are rapidly infecting NOLA's kids
• Carjacking in NOLA's West Bank

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But first, today's weather:

Nice with plenty of sun. High: 75 Low: 58.

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Here are the top stories today in New Orleans:

1. A video has surfaced of a carjacking in New Orleans' West Bank where a woman fought back against her assailant. The video shows a woman backing up her car when a man crawled out from a bush and approaches the driver side window. The suspect pulled the woman from the car, producing a handgun in the process, and though the woman fought briefly the carjacking was successful and the man drove away. NOPD began investigating the incident, which happened around 9 a.m. on Tuesday. (FOX 8 Local First)
2. Mayor Latoya Cantrell has presented a spending plan for 2023 that includes a $21 million cut to NOPD's budget. Cantrell appeared in front of City Council to present her budget, which includes a 5 percent raise for all city employees and more for first responders along with a bigger budget for the city's sanitation contracts. Cantrell maintains her commitment to rebuilding the NOPD's force, which will still receive around $155 million for the about 1,200 officer force but felt that the money could be better spent elsewhere considering how much NOPD has shrank. (WWLTV.com)
3. In addition to this year's flu season off to an early and rocky start, respiratory illnesses are spreading rapidly among New Orleans children with no anticipation of a peaking soon. About half of the children getting treatment from the Children's Hospital New Orleans have a respiratory infection. Many are concerned about how these recent trends will continue in the coming months and traditional flu season, which is only expected to get worse. (WWLTV)

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Today in New Orleans:

• The Seagull or, How to Eat It at the New Orleans Museum of Arts (7:30 PM)
• American Routes Live with The Stooges Brass Band (7:30 PM)
• Disney's "The Lion King" at Saenger Theatre (7:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Regional Transit Authority has updated its #66 Hayne Loop so that it now connects riders to the University of New Orleans, Southern University at New Orleans, and Benjamin Franklin High School. (Regional Transit Authority via Facebook)
• The Hot 8 Brass Band will be joining Girls on the Run at the Fall 5K on Nov. 19 for their Second Line to the starting line! (Girls on the Run New Orleans via Facebook)
• Join the Friends of Lafitte Greenway on Halloween night for 'Halloween Spooktacular'! Bring your kids dressed in costume for a night of candy and activities on the trail or become a community partner and help pass out candy on the trail! (Friends of Lafitte Greenway via Facebook)

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That's it for today! I'll see you soon.

— Shannon Denney

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